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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 116 AM MDT Thu Apr 30 2026 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-010730- Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains- Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor- Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley- Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains- Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin- San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains- Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat- La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges- 116 AM MDT Thu Apr 30 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah and southeast Utah. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. High elevation snow will be possible over the mountains this afternoon and overnight with minimal impacts expected. Thunderstorm development will again be possible this afternoon over the same areas with lightning and gusty winds the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. High elevation snow will continue over the central and southern mountain of Colorado on Friday with the bigger impacts mainly over the southeast San Juans and Wolf Creek Pass. Winter driving conditions will be possible at times...mainly during the overnight and morning hours. After a mainly dry weekend another storm will impact the region through early next week with additional mountain snow expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$